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<p>The decision to close a nuclear power station is a matter for the operator and
the Office for Nuclear Regulation.</p><p> </p><p>EDF Energy’s published closure dates
and the generating capacity for power stations is set out in the following table.</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Power station</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>EDF
Energy’s published closure date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Generating capacity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dungeness
B</p></td><td><p>June 2021</p></td><td><p>No longer generating</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hinkley
Point B</p></td><td><p>July 2022</p></td><td><p>965 MW</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hartlepool</p></td><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>1,185
MW</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heysham 1</p></td><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>1,060 MW</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torness</p></td><td><p>2030</p></td><td><p>1,200
MW</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heysham 2</p></td><td><p>2030</p></td><td><p>1,240 MW</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The Government confirmed in the Energy White Paper that it aims to bring at
least one large-scale nuclear project beyond Hinkley Point C to a Final Investment
Decision by the end of this Parliament (subject to clear value-for-money and all relevant
approvals), and that it will provide up to £385m in an Advanced Nuclear Fund (subject
to future Spending Reviews) for the next generation of nuclear technology aiming,
by the early 2030s, to develop a Small Modular Reactor design and to build an Advanced
Modular Reactor demonstrator.</p><p> </p><p>The Capacity Market ensures security of
electricity supply by providing all forms of capacity the right incentives to be on
the system and to deliver electricity when needed. It secures the capacity we need,
including new capacity to replace aging power stations as they retire, through auctions
held four-and one-year ahead of delivery (T-4 and T-1). The Capacity Market has brought
forward over 13 GW of new build generation and interconnectors to date.</p>
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